[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM COLIN LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC AL032016
1209 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT...
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND
BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL
CHATHAM...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND
MCINTOSH...COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND
JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL
JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND BRYAN...COASTAL
BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM...INLAND
LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...COASTAL
MCINTOSH...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL
COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 790 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 710 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA
- 23.6N 87.8W
- STORM INTENSITY 40 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM COLIN LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IS
MOVING NORTH AT 9 MPH. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TURN NORTHEAST AND INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED MONDAY AND SHOULD PASS JUST OFF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT FAR INLAND
COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...AND LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS
COASTAL COUNTIES. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN...IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS AROUND
THE TIME OF THE LATE MONDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS GEORGIA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK OF THE TROPICAL STORM.
ON AREA BEACHES...TROPICAL STORM COLIN COULD PRODUCE AN ELEVATED RISK
FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING COULD PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES COULD QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER
CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES COULD
BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN NORMALLY
VULNERABLE SPOTS. RAPID PONDING OF WATER COULD OCCUR AT
UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL
STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO
OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.
* WIND:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS
MAINLY ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES AND ACCESS ROUTES
IMPASSABLE.
- TRAVEL BY VEHICLE OR ON FOOT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. INCREASING
DANGER OF DEATH OR INJURY FROM FALLING OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES OR
ELECTRIC WIRES OUTSIDE.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES, WHICH COULD PERSIST FOR HOURS
OR DAYS.
- SOME POORLY SECURED SMALL CRAFT COULD BREAK LOOSE FROM THEIR
MOORINGS.
* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
ON AREA BEACHES...TROPICAL STORM COLIN COULD PRODUCE AN ELEVATED RISK
FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND,
SUCH AS A MOBILE HOME, AN UPPER FLOOR OF A HIGH RISE BUILDING, OR ON
A BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. TAKE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE
SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON SC AROUND 3 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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